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Current and Future Perspectives on Recovery Growth from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

 

Osadetz, K.G.1, Zhuoheng Chen1 (1) Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, AB

 

The Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB, senso lato including contiguous mainland Northwest Territories successions) hosts large proven and potential conventional and non-conventional oil resources. The ultimately recoverable reserve continues to grow. The basin is inferred an original in place conventional oil resource of ~26.6 x 109m3 (168 x 109 bbls; Lee 1998; National Energy Board (NEB), 2001) of which ~16.4 x 109m3 (103 x 109 bbls) has been discovered (CAPP, 2005). These resources have been variably altered, most significantly by biodegradation, and heavy oil is 7.9 x 109m3 (50 x 109 bbls) of the original oil in place.

 

AAPG Search and Discover Article #90063©2007 AAPG Annual Convention, Long Beach, California